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First Hand - Mahurangi Day
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1992
Most of the competitors mistake the five minute gun for the start. In a picnic regatta no one is going to lodge a protest, so five minutes early they're off.– Narrator Paul Gittins on the opening of Mahurangi Cup race
I'm going to tell them to keep correct body position, listen to instructions and give it heaps.– Buster, tug of war coach from Opahi Bay, reveals his secrets
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